Another Christmas has come and gone, leaving behind a recycle bin full of wrapping paper, dozens of cookies, an ever-so-slightly wilting tree, and dozens of wonderful memories. Nostalgia is rich during the holiday season as we reminiscence about our childhoods and time spent with loved ones, carrying on time-honored traditions…
Many of this website's readers are bloggers themselves, while some of you may not have a blog yet but have expressed interest in possibly starting one. I frequently get questions from readers asking me how to grow and monetize a blog, so when I saw an opportunity posted on GigCoin…
Every year around this time, I start increasing the number of giveaways I enter in a bid to win holiday gifts. And it works: Many of the Christmas presents I give each year are items that I have won in sweepstakes. In fact, I tuck prizes into my "Gift box"…
As I mentioned previously, we finally came up with a solution for the RSS formatting problems we've been experiencing. Part of the challenge in troubleshooting our particular problem was a lack of any information on this specific topic, so I wanted to post a how-to explaining our solution for this…
Back in August, I posted a tutorial for bloggers on how to verify if someone is following you via Google Friend Connect. This tutorial explained one method I use for quickly verifying contest entries, so that other bloggers could pick up some tips to save time, and my readers could…
I recently got a great question from a reader that I wanted to feature here. Bonnie writes: "I would like to see an article on how to find giveaways. I see the same names in the comments on many different giveaways and I wonder-how do they find these giveaways so…
In my article "Blog Giveaways: How They Work", I addressed the question that many people have: Are blog giveaways really fair? I'm putting together a series of articles that will explain exactly how the winner selection process works here on Contest Corner, so that entrants can learn how blog giveaways…
I recently posted an article titled Blog Giveaways: How They Work. So now that you know how blog giveaways work, let's talk about why you should be entering them: Because they are incredibly easy to win! High Odds of Winning Think about the typical sweepstakes that you see advertised on…
Anyone who reads this blog can tell right away that I'm an avid sweeper. What started as a fun little hobby has turned into so much more and changed my life in many ways. Never in a million years did I dream that I'd win $10,000, or receive such a…
